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Will blocking access to an alleyway once a year rebut the statutory presumption of highway dedication? (High Court)

In Ali v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and others [2015] EWHC 893, the High Court considered whether locking a door to an alleyway over the Christmas period was sufficient to inform the public that the landowner did not intend to dedicate the alleyway as a highway under section 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (HA 1980).

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Resource ID 1-608-5785
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Published on 13-Apr-2015
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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